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Where does “հայտնաբերել” come from?

հայտնաբերել (Armenian) comes from Armenian հայտնի, from Old Armenian յայտնի, from Old Armenian յայտ, from Old Armenian հայիմ, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

հայտնաբերել (Armenian): to discover

Definitions

  1. to discover

Ancestry of “հայտնաբերել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհայտնիfamous, well-known; apparent, manifest; known
2Old Armenianյայտնիevident, clear, manifest, notorious,...
3Old Armenianյայտknown, evident, clear, visible; evidently,...
4Old Armenianհայիմto watch, to look, to give a look, to cast the...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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